完形填空（共20小题；每小题1．5分,满分30分）
阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A，B，C，D）中选出最佳选项。
Earthquakes are ____， and thousands of them happen each day．But most are too weak to feel．During a ____ earthquake, there is often a great noise first．Then the earth ____ terribly and many houses ____ down．Railway tracks break and trains go ____ lines; a great many factories are ____； thousands of deaths are caused, and many more lose homes ．．．____ the great damage and deaths caused by the earthquake ____， other disasters such as fires often ____．More buildings are destroyed and more ____ are caused．
It is well known of the ____ of a possible earthquake, and for centuries man has been making researches on earthquakes．More than 2,000 years ago, ____， a Chinese scientist named Zhang Heng ____ a machine which could find out from which ____ the seismic waves had come, and this machine is still ____ by scientists today．Now we know much more about earthquakes and ____ they happen, but we still cannot ____ exactly when and where an earthquake will happen, and cannot ____ it from happening．So earthquakes are among the ____ disasters in the world．
No one can stop natural earthquakes．____， scientists can help stop earthquakes destroying the whole cities and causing too many deaths．
A．common B．familiar C．strange D．unusual
A．real B．small C．big D．weak
A．moves B．breaks C．jumps D．shakes
A．get B．fall C．set D．put
A．off B．behind C．into D．on
A．burst B．buried C．destroyed D．struck
A．Except B．Because of C．Instead of D．Besides
A．lonely B．itself C．themselves D．later
A．follow B．enter C．come D．copy
A．quakes B．results C．difficulties D．deaths
A．information B．problems C．dangers D．questions
A．as a result B．as well C．for example D．in fact
A．invented B．bought C．found D．discovered
A．country B．city C．way D．direction
A．improved B．used C．protected D．repaired
A．where B．why C．what D．when
A．speak B．point C．talk D．tell
A．make B．let C．stop D．prepare
A．worst B．fast C．most D．best
A．However B．So C．And D．But
In America,where labor costs are so high, do-it-yourself is a way of life.Many people 36 their own car,build their own garages,even rebuild their own 37 .Soon they may also be writing their own books.In Hollywood there is a company 38 publishes(出版) Children’s books 39 the help of computers.Although other book 40 also publish that way,this particular company is very 41 .It “personalizes”（使个性化）the book by having the computer make the reader the leading character in the story.Here is 42 they do it.Let us say your child 43 Jenny.She lives on Oak Drive in St. Louis,has a dog named Spot,a cat named Tabby,and three playmates 44 names are Betty,Sandy ,and Jody.The computer uses this 45 to fill out a story that has 46 been prepared and illustrated（发行）.The story is then printed（印刷） with standard equipment 47 a hard-cover book.A child who 48 such a book might say,”This book is about me”;the company therefore calls 49 the Me-book Publishing Company”.
Children like the Me-books because they like to see their own names in print and 50 of their friends and their pets. 51 more important ,”personalization” has been 52 to be important tool（工具） in __53 enthusiasm（热情） for reading.So Me-books are helping 54 to learn how to read, 55 appealing to（吸引） that natural desire to see his own name in print.
A．drive B．buy C．repair D．notice
A．houses B．buses C．TV sets D．computers
A．where B．不填 C．that D．what
A．under B．with C．in D．by
A．stores B．libraries C．sellers D．companies
A．common B．important C．unusual D．ordinary
A．how B．why C．what D．where
A．names B．to be named C．naming D．is named
A．who B．who’s C．whose D．that
A．news B．information C．condition D．direction
A．already B．really C．carefully D．fully
A．as B．that C．like D．such
A．gives B．borrows C．looks for D．receives
A．them B．itself C．yourself D．it
A．that B．what C．which D．those
A．But B．And C．So D．Therefore
A．founded B．invented C．found D．heard of
A．developing B．working C．seeing D．improving
A．a boy B．a girl C．a student D．a child
A．by B．for C．with D．about
Mr. Hart, a London taxi driver, has a new black taxi. He hurries through the busy 36 every day.
One day when he was having a short rest, a young man jumped into his 37 .
“To the station as 38 as you can,” shouted the man in a very 39 way. “My 40 leaves at three o’clock.”
Mr. Hart did his best, but there was a lot of traffic. At every corner there was a 41 light.
The young man said,” Hurry up, man! I don’t want to 42 my train.”
“And I don’t want to have an 43 ,” replied Mr. Hart quickly.
While he was 44 , Mr. Hart suddenly recognized the man’s 45 . He was a 46 . The police were looking for him. His picture was in the 47 that he read.
Mr. Hart raced through the streets and 48 through red lights. Soon there was a police car 49 him. Mr. Hart raced on until he 50 the station. He stopped in front of the station at two minutes 51 three. The young man quickly jumped out of the taxi, and ran into the station.
“ 52 !” cried Mr. Hart. At the moment the police car stopped, too. “Quick! He is the thief!” shouted Mr. Hart. Two policeman 53 into the station. Three minutes later they 54 with the young man.
“Well 55 !” a policeman said to Mr. Hart as they were taking the thief to the police car.
A．stations B．streets C．building D．shops
A．house B．truck C．bed D．taxi
A．fast B．slowly C．quietly D．early
A．kind B．friendly C．unfriendly D．lovely
A．train B．bus C．plan D．ship
A．green B．yellow C．red D．black
A．catch B．get C．leave D．miss
A．interest B．accident C．answer D．example
A．driving B．listening C．begging D．walking
A．face B．eye C．coat D．back
A．driver B．runner C．thief D．worker
A．films B．newspapers C．stations D．offices
A．walked B．drove C．flew D．ran
A．before B．beside C．behind D．near
A．reached B．passed C．hit D．entered
A．after B．to C．past D．at
A．Look B．Stand C．Stop D．Hands up
A．broke B．went C．walked D．rushed
A．disappeared B．left C．met D．returned
A．finished B．done C．known D．take
It was a cold winter afternoon. Robert stopped for a moment as he crossed the bridge and looked down at the river below. There were hardly any 36 on the river. Near the bridge, however, almost direct below, 37 was a small canoe (独木舟), with a boy in it. The boy was wearing 38 and shivering (颤抖) with cold, Robert noticed. Just then he heard a cry, “Help! Help!” The cry 39 from the river. Robert looked down. The boy was 40 the water and his canoe was floating away. “Help! Help!” he called again.
Robert was a good 41 . Taking off his clothes, he 42 into the river. The 43 water made him tremble all over, 44 in a few seconds he reached the boy. “Don’t be afraid,” he said and started to swim towards the river bank, 45 the boy with him. But at that 46 he noticed a large motor boat under the bridge. There were several people on the boat, all 47 in his direction. Robert 48 to swim towards the boat.
“Give me a hand,” he shouted 49 he got near the boat. He 50 up into a row of faces. “It’s funny,” he thought. “They look so 51 .” Silently they helped the boy into the boat and 52 him in a blanket (毯子). But they did not move to 53 Robert.
“Aren’t you going to pull me 54 , too?”
“You!” said one of the men. Robert noticed that he was standing next to a large 55 . “You! Why, we were making a film and you spoiled (破坏) a whole afternoon’s work! You can stay in the water!”
A．fish B．boats C．waves D．birds
A．there B．it C．where D．that
A．more B．many C．much D．little
A．happened B．went C．arrived D．came
A．on B．within C．in D．under
A．swimmer B．guard C．soldier D．player
A．threw B．looked C．jumped D．turned
A．deep B．cool C．dirty D．cold
A．but B．so C．and D．or
A．pushing B．dragging C．holding D．catching
A．place B．period C．second D．moment
A．seeing B．smiling C．looking D．shouting
A．decided B．went C．agreed D．promised
A．while B．till C．for D．as
A．turned B．looked C．hurried D．stood
A．nervous B．afraid C．excited D．angry
A．wrapped B．left C．placed D．threw
A．save B．thank C．wrap D．help
A．on B．out C．away D．off
A．boat B．blanket C．camera D．screen
Yesterday was my stepmother’s birthday. I haven’t been home for a long time, so I wanted to stop by the house to 36 her on this special day. I have been 37
on a low income so I was afraid that I couldn’t afford the long 38 . Gas is so expensive nowadays! 39 , I filled my tank with gas and set off.
I 40 at a shopping mall and found a present. It was the 41 gift and I knew she would love it. 42 when I got to the cashier, my card was 43 !
I didn’t have enough money to 44 the gift!
So I thought about the 45 for a few minutes. I could put it back and get something 46 , but I knew there was 47 else in the store she would have liked as much. So, I transferred some money from my saving account and was able to buy the gift. It took a 48 part of my savings but I wanted her to have something special.
It turned out that she loved the gift and I 49 that even though I had spent almost all my money, my stepmother 50 the best. I was glad I gave her the best I could.
Before I 51 my parents’ house, my dad took me to one side and, with our secret handshake, he gave me some money. I hadn’t 52 anything to him about my financial 53 , but I guessed my dad just knew. When I got to the car, I saw the 54 he gave me was three times what I had spent on the gas and the gift! It shows that doing the right thing always comes with great 55 .
A．invite B．help C．see D．drive
A．dreaming B．struggling C．escaping D．improving
A．jump B．meeting C．holiday D．journey
A．Therefore B．Moreover C．Anyway D．Besides
A．stopped B．left C．shouted D．smoked
A．perfect B．ordinary C．handmade D．free
A．Though B．So C．Since D．But
A．gone B．checked C．refused D．opened
A．hang on B．hand out C．make up D．pay for
A．ideal B．problem C．reason D．tour
A．better B．greater C．cheaper D．smaller
A．something B．everything C．nothing D．anything
A．whole B．tiny C．half D．large
A．felt B．advised C．decided D．predicted
A．accepted B．deserved C．offered D．sent
A．entered B．left C．called D．visited
A．written B．promised C．presented D．mentioned
A．memory B．condition C．means D．future
A．benefit B．help C．amount D．knowledge
A．rewards B．awards C．risks D．thanks
When I was fifteen, I announced to my English class that I was going to write my own books．Half the students sneered（冷笑）, the（36）nearly fell out of their chairs laughing. “Don’t be silly, （37）geniuses（天才）can become writers,” the English teacher said ， “And you are getting a D this term,” I was so （38）that I burst into tears.
That night I wrote a short（39）poem about broken dreams and mailed it to the newspaper. To my（40）, they published it and sent me two dollars. I was a published and（41）writer. I showed my teacher and fellow students. They （42）. “Just plain dumb luck,” the teacher said. I tasted （43）. I’d sold the first thing I’d ever written. That was more than any of them had done and if it was just dumb luck, that was （44） with me.
During the next two years I sold dozens of （45）, letters, jokes and recipes. By the time I （46） from high school, with a C minus average, I had scrapbooks filled with my published work. I （47） mentioned my writing to my teachers, friends or my family again. They were dream killers and （48） people must choose between their friends and their dreams, they must always choose their （49）.
I had four children at the time, and the oldest was only four. I wrote what I felt. It （50） nine months, just like a pregnant woman. I mailed it without a sell addressed stamped （51） and without making a copy of the manuscript.
A month later I received a（n）（52）, and a request to start working on another book. The worst year I earned two dollars. In my best year I earned 36,000 dollars. （53）years I earned between five thousand and ten thousand. No, it isn’t enough to live （54）, but it’s still more than I’d make working part time. People ask what college I（55）, what degrees I had and what qualifications I have to be a writer. The answer is: “None.” I just write. I’m not a genius.
A．whole B．rest C．most D．other
A．no B．only C．but D．even
A．delighted B．anxious C．upset D．ashamed
A．sad B．innocent C．disappointing D．puzzled
A．delight B．astonishment C．comfort D．happiness
A．borrowed B．lent C．paid D．cost
A．cried B．agreed C．swore D．laughed
A．success B．failure C．coldness D．squeeze
A．fine B．mixed C．compared D．full
A．books B．poets C．novels D．poems
A．dropped out B．left C．graduated D．laid off
A．ever B．never C．seldom D．even
A．if B．unless C．until D．before
A．teachers B．family C．dreams D．friends
A．took B．swapped C．fitted D．changed
A．letter B．envelope C．writer D．cover
A．edition B．agreement C．trade D．patent
A．Recent B．Memorable C．Most D．Several
A．with B．in C．by D．on
A．deserved B．introduced C．founded D．attended
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